Sébastien Delfosse
{{short description|Belgian road racing cyclist}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Sébastien Delfosse
| image = Saint-Ghislain - Grand Prix Pino Cerami, 22 juillet 2015, départ (B080).JPG
| caption = Delfosse at the 2015 Grand Prix Pino Cerami
| fullname = Sébastien Delfosse
| nickname = Séba
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|29}}
| birth_place = Oupeye, Belgium
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|69|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| currentteam =
| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Cyclo-cross}}
| role = {{ubl|Directeur sportif|Rider (retired)}}
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2005
| amateurteam1 = Massi–Abarth
| amateuryears2 = 2006–2007
| amateurteam2 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|PCW|2006}}}}
| amateuryears3 = 2007
| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|CRE|2007}} (stagiaire)
| proyears1 = 2008–2013
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CRE|2008}}
| proyears2 = 2014–2018
| manageyears1 = 2019
| manageteam1 = Pesant Club Liégeois
| majorwins =
}}
Sébastien Delfosse (born 29 November 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2018 for the {{UCI team code|CRE|2013}} and {{UCI team code|WVA|2018}} teams.{{cite news|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme/detail_sebastien-delfosse-met-un-terme-a-sa-carriere?id=10033294|language=French|title=Sébastien Delfosse met un terme à sa carrière|trans-title=Sébastien Delfosse puts an end to his career|date=1 October 2018|accessdate=13 January 2019|work=RTBF.be|publisher=RTBF|agency=Belga}} He has also worked as a directeur sportif for Belgian amateur team Pesant Club Liégeois.{{cite news|url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/71120/sebastien-delfosse-passe-du-velo-au-volant|title=Sébastien Delfosse passe du vélo au volant|language=French|trans-title=Sébastien Delfosse goes from the bike to the wheel|date=11 December 2018|accessdate=13 January 2019|first=James|last=Odvart|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton}}
Career
Born in Oupeye and prior to turning professional, Delfosse also competed for the {{UCI team code|PCW|2007}} team. Having previously taken a podium finish at the 2012 Classic Loire Atlantique, Delfosse achieved his first two professional UCI victories within the space of a week, in May 2013. His first victory came at the Circuit de Wallonie in Lambusart, when he managed to fend off the rest of the field and soloed to victory, having been part of the early breakaway of the race.{{cite news|url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme/detail_delfosse-remporte-le-circuit-de-wallonie?id=7988371|language=French|title=Delfosse remporte le Circuit de Wallonie|trans-title=Delfosse wins Circuit de Wallonie|date=5 May 2013|accessdate=8 July 2013|work=RTBF.be|publisher=RTBF}} The following weekend, Delfosse won the 1.1-rated Rund um Köln in Cologne, after again featuring in the race breakaway. Delfosse out-sprinted two other riders for the honours, beating Pieter Jacobs and Georg Preidler at the finish.{{cite news|url=http://arturtabat.online.de/ruk_neu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113:delfosse-gewinnt-97-rund-um-koeln&catid=2:news-profirennen&Itemid=11|language=German|title=Delfosse gewinnt 97. Rund um Köln|trans-title=Delfosse wins 97th Around Köln|date=12 May 2013|accessdate=8 July 2013|work=Rund um Köln|publisher=Verein Cölner Straßenfahrer 08 e.V.}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/delfosse_wins_rund_um_kln/|title=Delfosse wins Rund um Köln|date=12 May 2013|accessdate=8 July 2013|first=Daniel|last=Quistgaard|work=CyclingQuotes|publisher=Feltet}}
Delfosse moved to the {{UCI team code|WBC|2014}} team for the 2014 season, after his previous team – {{UCI team code|CRE|2013|nolink=yes}}{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=UCITeamsdetail&discipline=ROA&continent=ALL&teamscategory=&teamstype=PCT&year=2013&teamnameid=3913&npage=&search=&l=ENG|title=Crelan-Euphony (CRE) – BEL|accessdate=8 July 2013|work=UCI Continental Circuits|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale}} – folded.
Personal life
Delfosse's older sister Kathy also competed professionally. Following his retirement from the professional peloton, Delfosse became a salesman at a Decathlon sporting goods store in Verviers.{{cite web|url=https://www.decathlon.be/fr/c/well/sebastien-delfosse-ambassadeur-van-rysel-le-cyclo-cross-me-donne-cette-montee-d-adrenaline_88ed0132-3609-4e8d-9dc8-fda303670fcc|title=Sébastien Delfosse, ambassadeur Van Rysel : « Le cyclo-cross me donne cette montée d'adrénaline »|language=French|trans-title=Sébastien Delfosse, Van Rysel ambassador: "cyclo-cross gives me that adrenaline rush"|work=Decathlon.be|date=7 January 2022 |publisher=Decathlon Belgium SA|accessdate=7 August 2022}}
Major results
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;2006
: 7th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
: 8th Vlaamse Havenpijl
;2007
: 1st Kattekoers
: 1st Flèche Ardennaise
: 3rd Romsée–Stavelot–Romsée
;2009
: 4th Dwars door het Hageland
;2010
: 2nd GP José Dubois
: 3rd Profkoers Sint-Niklaas
;2011
: 1st GP José Dubois
: 5th Bolinne–Harlue
: 7th Heistse Pijl
: 10th Kattekoers
;2012
: 3rd Classic Loire Atlantique
: 4th Bolinne–Harlue
: 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
;2013
: 1st Circuit de Wallonie
: 1st Rund um Köln
: 3rd Polynormande
: 7th Heistse Pijl
: 10th Volta Limburg Classic
;2014
: 2nd La Drôme Classic
: 2nd Cholet-Pays de Loire
: 3rd Overall Tour de Bretagne
::1st 20px Combination classification
: 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
: 5th Polynormande
: 9th Route Adélie
;2015
: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Bretagne
: 1st 20px Sprints classification Tour de Wallonie
: 3rd La Drôme Classic
: 4th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
: 6th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
: 7th Velothon Wales
: 8th Classic Loire Atlantique
: 9th Paris–Camembert
;2016
: 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
: 10th Circuit de Wallonie
;2017
: 1st La Drôme Classic
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.sebastiendelfosse.be/}}
- [http://www.landbouwkrediet-cycling.be/team/sébastien-delfosse Crelan-Euphony profile]
- {{sports links}}
- {{UCI rider|35965}}
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